In a world with intense external pressures, where we often take on many different roles, it can be quite a challenge not to get ahead of ourselves. We all reach a point where we wonder, “But what do I really want?” This book helps you answer that question. So that you can always stay true to yourself and live your life the way you want instead of what others expect of you.

The more we are true to ourselves, the happier we are. And the happier we are, the more we can contribute to the happ...

Creative processes are as natural as breathing to some people. For others the creative process is a closed book, because perhaps mistakenly they do not believe they are creative. In this book, Daniëlle Wanders reveals the world of creativity to make the invisible more visible. How do we think? What inspires that one essential idea and how did you associate and make the connections? There are many ways to observe, think and act.

Unravelling processes is of inestimable value in being able to ...

Laura seems to have it all: young, successful, and thriving in her career. But after burnout, she begins to wonder, “Is this all there is?” In search of answers, she leaves everything behind for a sabbatical in Portugal. In a picturesque village surrounded by digital nomads, Laura embraces yoga, meditation, tarot cards, and new friendships, all while grappling with questions about her true self.

Just as she begins to settle into her newfound freedom, a career opportunity draws her to the ...

Awards shape careers, make research visible, and create role models. They provide evidence of prestige and credit and play a key role in evaluating individual scientists. Nevertheless, the understanding of prize cultures in science has remained surprisingly superficial. This book explores the prize cultures of the most famous scientific award worldwide: the Nobel Prize. It contributes to modern approaches in history and sociology of science that focus on the social context of scientific pract...

The book outlines a dramatic history of the failed liberalization of Japanese private law during the Meiji era. Once Japan overthrew the shogunate and fully opened up to contact with the world, modernization of the backward country and its fragmented customary legal system became a crucial objective of the new ruling elites. The initiated codification of law included the drafting of the first Civil Code, designed to revolutionize the traditional societal ties in Japan. The legal project, seem...

'Bodies beyond Binaries' advances the historiographical debate around the body in colonial and postcolonial Asia. Opening new research avenues that go beyond the binaries that have sometimes permeated previous scholarly contributions, this book explores not just the direct colonial encounter, but also wider global interconnections and flows involved in the making of knowledge, cultural constructions, and ‘techniques’ of the body.

Throughout the volume, critical concepts such as gender, s...

The Netherlands is known for its water management and leads the way in infrastructure, energy solutions and utility construction. And for good reason. After all, these are industries that are constantly evolving with complex projects and where failure costs are always lurking. To get this under control, more than 20 years ago, the introduction of Systems Engineering was a major catalyst. The government realized that processes needed more structure and that the innovative power of the market n...

Perpetual Motion is een poëtisch beeldverhaal van hoe fotograaf Madeleine Lenagh de Nederlandse kust beleeft.

Tweemaal bekroond door de IPA International Photography Awards 2024: Eervolle vermelding en Jury top 5.

De Nederlandse kust kan niet bogen op steile kliffen en rotsen, de getijdenverschillen zijn beperkt en de golven meestal laag en niet spectaculair. En toch, voor wie geduld heeft, vaak op pad gaat en goed kijkt, is het een ongelofelijk rijk gebied. De afgelopen drie jaar reisde Mad...

A great player doesn't necessarily make the best coach. So why should a hard-driving professional automatically be an effective manager? As an executive, you juggle challenges on a daily basis. What deserves your attention, and what doesn't? You want to delegate, but you find some tasks difficult to let go of. You see the differences between your employees, but you also want to treat everyone equally.

And hiring new employees - how do you decide? Servant-Leadership offers a clear and workable...